Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] a good [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | On our first visit I was left standing by these youngsters as one of them unearthed a good bag of finds ranging from Roman through to Georgian . |
| 2 | ‘ Anyone who can beat me has a good chance of knocking out Holyfield , ’ he said . |
| 3 | For example , I had the privilege of visiting Australia last week , when I met a good friend of the hon. Member for Newham , North-East . |
| 4 | I thought to myself , ‘ Jimmy Dickinson does n't go abroad and certainly not to the States , so if I make a good job of it at Walton Heath I might be caddying for Sandy full-time in the future . ’ |
| 5 | The rooms could have been empty , it was impossible to tell , and in fact when I came to the special dining car I found a good number of the passengers sitting at the unlaid tables , just chatting . |
| 6 | I had the opportunity to visit the north-west on Monday , where I found a good deal of buoyancy and confidence in the future of the north-west and of the country as a whole . |
| 7 | Sir , I , and I suspect a good number of other readers , was surprised to read some of the comments in your feature on page one of the issue dated 20 September relating to the GCR Gala Weekend of 14/15 September . |
| 8 | On the 199 bus I sit upstairs where it 's smokier than at Victor 's but at least I get a good view of the streets below . |
| 9 | I covered a good deal of ground rapidly but not running and caught up with the shapely backview of a dark-haired girl . |
| 10 | ‘ As expected in such a long-established market noted for its love of Queen 's Ware , I examined a good deal of cream coloured earthenware of 19th and early 20th century origin , ’ said Lynn . |
| 11 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |
| 12 | ‘ If I do a good piece of journalism , fine . |
| 13 | I think a good example of N C V O helping voluntary organisations to help others . |
| 14 | So you 're building up now I think a good understanding of the er terminology |
| 15 | Good job I had a good pair of drawers on . |
| 16 | It was fortunate that I had a good friend of my own age , also called Wanda : we relished being gloomy together . |
| 17 | At least I had a good head of hair , even if one or two were gray . |
| 18 | I did however , have a shaky start with casting on , but I read the instruction book , back to front and upside down until I had a good idea of what I was doing , resulting in two 4-ply cardigans for my eldest two grand-daughters . |
| 19 | I thought I had a good idea of where at least one copy of the novel would certainly be . |
| 20 | I had a good sense of balance and had got the hang of riding this two-wheeled bike quite well . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought I had a good chance of winning in the end , ’ Vrabel said . |
| 22 | The presence of all these species also meant that I had a good chance of spotting the birds that preyed on them . |
| 23 | A nifty bit of sleight of hand got the ashtray into the correct position , and in a few seconds , I had a good quantity of the precious fluid . |
| 24 | But I had , I had a go I had a good cup of tea before . |
| 25 | I can remember my grandfather , in the 1940s , telling me that I had a good bump of location . |
| 26 | The officer 's evidence will probably be in the following terms : ‘ I had a good view of the zebra crossing when I saw a pedestrian step on to the crossing limits from the footpath outside the Town Hall and walk about one third of the way across the crossing when the defendant drove in front of the pedestrian etc . ’ |
| 27 | Now I had a good view of the countryside . |
| 28 | I climbed into the garden and crouched in the porch , from whence I had a good view of the street . |
| 29 | As I stood on the footbridge I had a good view of the station . |
| 30 | From there I had a good view of a beautiful statue of the Madonna and Child lit by the flickering flames of candlelight , as well as of a small raised plinth of stone which I supposed marked the tomb of some notable . |